A condensed, easier-to-understand student version of the acclaimed Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistryand Molecular Diagnostics, Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 7th Edition uses a laboratory perspective in providing the clinical chemistry fundamentals you need to work in a real-world, clinical lab. Coverage ranges from laboratory principles to analytical techniques and instrumentation, analytes, pathophysiology, and more. New content keeps you current with the latest developments in molecular diagnostics. From highly respected clinical chemistry experts Carl Burtis and David Bruns, this textbook shows how to select and perform diagnostic lab tests, and accurately evaluate results.

New to This Edition

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chapters onmolecular diagnostics include the principles of molecular biology, nucleic acid techniques and applications, and genomes and nucleic acid alterations, reflecting the changes in this rapidly evolving field.

Newcontent onclinical evaluation of methods, kidney function tests, and diabetes is added to this edition.

NEW multiple-choice review questions at the end of each chapter allow you to measure your comprehension of the material.

NEW case studies on the Evolve companion website use real-life scenarios to reinforce concepts.

Key words are listed and defined at the beginning of each chapter, and bolded in the text.

Aglossary at the end of the book makes it quick and easy to look up definitions of key terms.

More than 500 illustrations plus easy-to-read tables help you understand and remember key concepts.

Author Information

By Carl A. Burtis, PhD, Health Services Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, and Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT and David E. Bruns, MD, Professor of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Director of Clinical Chemistry and Associate Director of Molecular Diagnostics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, and Former Editor, Clinical Chemistry, Washington, DC

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